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Agenda  Welcome/Introduction of Staff  A Little Game!  School Information  Middle School Teaming  The Block Schedule  6 th Grade Course Information  Next Steps

Administrative Team  Brenda Patton, Assistant Principal  Mitch Seipt, Assistant Principal  Sheila Steen, Dean  Evita Wilson, School Counselor  Lisa Lynch, School Counselor

Goals for Seneca Ridge Middle School  Build relationships  Empower all students  Value learning as a lifelong process

The Teaming Model Grade  4 Core Teachers Level  Language Arts Dean,  Math Counselor,  Science and Secretary  Social Science Team  150 – 175 students per team  Teachers have common planning during students’ resource block

Purpose of Grade Level Teams • To meet the needs of all • To connect concepts and skills students across the curriculum • To serve as a professional • To establish common growth group expectations and procedures • To speak as “one voice” with • To build positive relationships parents

Block Schedule  90 Minute Blocks  A and B Days  4 Classes Per Day  Language Arts Meets Daily

Sample Block Schedule A Day B Day Block 1 Block 5 Math Resource / Music Block 2 Block 6 PE S1Art / S2 Keyboarding Block 3 Block 7 History Science Block 4 Block 8 Language Arts Language Arts

Communication Plan  Question/concern about a specific class: contact teacher  Additional questions/support: grade level dean or counselor  Dean: Questions about discipline, attendance, school structure  Counselor: Questions about grades, peer relations, emotional/social well- being, course selection, scheduling a parent/teacher conference  If the information is serious in nature, one of the assistant principals or the principal would then intervene.

STORM  Seneca Ridge Advisory Group Goals:  Increase the academic achievement of the students  Increase the number of students who feel comfortable approaching an adult in the building  Create an atmosphere of school unity  Academic Goal Setting in STORM:  Interims and Report Cards  Block 9 on Schedule = Advisory

People to help the transition  6 th Grade Counselor Evita Wilson  7 th Grade Counselor Lisa Lynch

Course Overview  Language Arts (Honors or Grade Level)  History (Honors or Grade Level)  Science (Honors or Grade Level)  Math (Accelerated Math 6/7 or Grade Level)  PE  Art / Keyboarding (1 per semester)  Music (student choice) / Resource (each 45 minutes, all year)

Course Selection Process  Teacher recommendations will be loaded into ParentVue  Music selections (band, strings, chorus) will be made through StudentVue at ES  SRMS staff will continue to look at course selections and assess (using SOL scores, final grades, Math assessment scores) to determine best placement  View Program of Studies on SRMS website  Our School > School Counseling Tab > Middle School Program of Studies  http://www.lcps.org/domain/4117

Course Selection Process  After February 22 nd , reach out to MS counselor with any requests or changes concerning course selection  Audrey Douts (Audrey.Douts@lcps.org)  CC Lisa Lynch (Lisa.Lynch@lcps.org)  All changes must be made by MAY 26TH, 2017 by contacting Audrey Douts (CC Lisa Lynch)

Special Education, 504, Child Study  Child Studies  IEPs  Case manager communication  Teacher Access to documents/information

PBIS at Seneca Ridge PBIS is a framework for teaching students appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior.

After School Activities Activities Enrichment and Academics Service • Drama • Thunder Buddies • Club Explore • Soccer • Community Service • Student Tech Team • Dance • Public Arts Club • Jazz Band • Student Government • Select Chorus Association (SGA) • Debate • Basketball • Craftsman Club • Yearbook • Math Olympiad • Running • Sign Language • Ultimate Frisbee • Mythology Club • Volleyball • Book Club • Odyssey of the Mind

Community Involvement

Transition Continues  SRMS Staff will visit your child’s elementary school class (April)  Your child will visit SRMS on March 13 th , 9:30 am – 11:30 am  “Summer Transition Program”… to be named soon! August 3 rd & 4 th  SRMS Thunder Day (Open House): August 22 nd 9:00 am – 11:00 am drop in

Instrument Nights  All will be at SRMS, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm  February 7 th Lowes Island ES  February 9 th Sugarland & Horizon ES  February 15 th Meadowland ES  Make Up Night: March 14 th , 6:00 pm All sessions are open to all parents regardless of feeder school.

Parent Coffees  Parent Coffee with SRMS Principal, Katy Garvey  April 3, 7:45 am Meadowland ES  April 4, 7:45 am: Sugarland ES  April 5, 7:45 am: Lowes Island ES All sessions are open to all parents regardless of feeder school. Horizon ES may attend any session.

What We Need From You  Volunteers/PTO  Opportunities for Business Partnerships  If possible, attend to Tdap immunization prior to the end of the school year  Involvement

More Information!  Visit our school’s website  Follow us on Twitter @SRMS_Official  Like us on Facebook Seneca Ridge Middle SRMS_Official  Select to follow SRMS on the FREE LCPS App  Contact your child’s current teacher  Contact the SRMS staff. We are here to help!

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